UltimateBet.com Launches RAI$E - the Biggest Loyalty Program in Online Poker History

UltimateBet offers sneak peek of RAI$E, a groundbreaking new loyalty program that promises to forever change how players are rewarded for time spent playing online poker.

Miami, FL (PRWeb) February 12, 2008 -- Online poker site UltimateBet.com (http://www.ultimatebet.com/) today announced the launch of RAI$E, a new loyalty program that paves the way for players to earn extraordinary new rewards unmatched by anywhere else in online poker. To sweeten the pot, a new auction site has also been created as part of the program. Ultimate Auctions (http://www.ubauctions.com/) will be the only place in the poker world where players can bid on incredible life experiences and memorabilia from the sports, poker and entertainment worlds using their UltimatePoints.

"RAI$E is a revolutionary new loyalty program that turns an already extraordinary online poker experience into a lifestyle altering one," stated UltimateBet.com spokesperson George MacLean. "We've raised the stakes and dramatically altered the online poker landscape in a way that truly benefits online poker players around the globe."

There are five levels to the RAI$E program - Member, Player, Contender, Legend and Icon. All depositing players will automatically enter the RAI$E program with Member status. Based on the number of Status Points earned in a one-month period, online poker players can rise through the RAI$E ranks and unlock the doors to additional benefits including:

• Access to UltimateBet.com's exclusive Ultimate Auctions site where players can bid on such priceless items like a golf game with poker celebrity Phil Hellmuth; invaluable telephone lessons from the pros; trips to Aruba and more!

• Redeem UltimatePoints for cash - up to $1,000 per month

• Redeem UltimatePoints for poker tournaments and merchandise - more options than anywhere else

• Access to UltimateBet's VIP Host through email or phone

• Exclusive free tourney invites, merchandise and auctions available to specific tiers

• a 10% discount at the UltimatePoints Store

• 9% APR interest on their UltimateBet account balance

• Private tourneys with the pros

• VIP trips to live events including the WSOP and the Aruba Poker Classic

• Much more

According to MacLean, RAI$E is vastly superior to similar offerings at online poker sites Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker. He notes that UltimateBet's RAI$E program is easier to use and provides the opportunity for players to earn more spendable points at a greater rate. Even more unique to the RAI$E program is UltimateBet's auction site, something that puts their online poker loyalty program in a class above and beyond anything offered by Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker.

A complete rundown on UltimateBet.com's new RAI$E loyalty program is available online at UltimateBet.com.

About UltimateBet

Designed with the assistance of the best poker players in the world - Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke - UltimateBet provides the best poker games available on the net. Players can download the free poker software (http://www.ultimatebet.com/download), play in free ring games and tournaments and get tips from these pros to learn the sport or to enhance their playing strategy. UltimateBet currently has over 2 million registered players.

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